Clothes-line cleaner.



S. E. TALLAKSEN.

CLOTHES LINE CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY25, I9I6.

1, 21 9,051 Y Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

SELMA E. TALLAKSEN, OF RIDGEFIELD PARK, NEW JERSEY.

CLOTHES-LINE CLEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

Application filed July 25, 1916. Serial No, 111,265.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SELMA E. TALLAKSEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at 48 Preston street, Ridgefield Park, in the county of Bergen,State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Clothes-Line Cleaners; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to clothes line cleaners and has for an objectthe provision of a device by which a clothes line may be convenientlyand thoroughly cleaned without removal from its supports.

A further object of the invention is to provide a clothes line cleanerembodying relatively movable cleaning members manipulable through theemployment of but one hand so as to be readily engaged with ordisengaged from a line.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which shall embody the desired features of simplicity,efliciency, reliability and convenience, and which may be manufacturedand marketed at a relatively low cost.

With the above and other objects of similar nature in view, theinvention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.a

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device in operative position on aclothes line.

Fig. 2 is a similar view from the opposite side of the device.

Fig. 3 is an end view, and,

Fig. 4 is a plan View of the cleaner in open position.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, the devicecomprises a pair of similarly constructed brush members 5, eachincluding a solid back portion 6, corresponding faces of said portionshaving set therein in an preferred manner a plurality of tufts ofristles 7. p

In order to connect the brush member 5 for relative movement and thuspermit the bristles to be disposed either in or out of cooperativecleaning relation, there is carried by a longitudinal'edge portion ofeach of the back portions 6 and extended therefrom in a directionsimilar to and for a distance approximately equal to the length of thebristles, a flange 8. These flanges 8 are connected at theirlongitudinal free edge portions by means of spaced hinges 9, the pintlesof the hinges being disposed outwardly beyond the. flanges so that theadjacent edges of the latter may abut and consequently limit movement ofthe brush members in a direction toward each other, opposed tufts ofbristles being in this manner prevented from interlocking to such anextent as to render comparatively diflicult opening of the brushmembers.

It is understood that when employing the cleaner it is grasped by onehand only of the operator, the fingers resting upon the back of onebrush member while the thumb is engaged with the back of the other brushmember.

When so grasped it is obvious that the brush members may be readilymoved to ward each other to engage the bristles with the clothes line asclearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 after which the device is moved1ongitudinally of the line to remove therefrom the accumulation of dirtand dust.

In order that the brush members may be conveniently moved to openposition for the purpose of engaging or disengaging them from the linethere is provided on each of the brush members at the opposite side fromits bristle carrying face, a finger receiving strap 10, the ends ofwhich are secured to the end edges of the back elements 6 as indicatedat 11. Thus when operating the cleaner the fingers and thumb areinserted between the straps 10 and the brush members so that byspreading the hand, said members will be moved to open position. What Iclaim is:

A clothes line cleaner comprising brush members having cooperatingbristle provided surfaces, flanges at corresponding edges of the memberextending in the same direction as the bristles, hinges connecting Intestimony whereof, I afiix my signathle flanges and disposedoutvfvaliilly thegeof ture, in the presence of two Witnesses.

W ere y inward movement 0 t e mem ers will be limited by mutual contactof the SELMA TALLAKSEN' 5 flanges, and finger engaging strap carriedWitnesses:

by and disposed on the opposite sides of the ROBERT J. BARNETT,

members from said bristles. MANUEL D. LOPEZ.

